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How Twitter Rescued a Westboro Baptist Church Member

Westboro Baptist Church member, Megan Phelps-Roper, explains how engaging others in Twitter changed her whole life. Through her online interactions, she came to realize the error of her ways. She learned that her cult’s teaching contradicted the Bible’s teaching.

The point of her talk, it seems, is that we must engage in civil dialogue with others in compassionate ways. Her story shows that the way we engage with people over the internet is important. Our rudeness online is the same as being rude in person. We must be compassionate and kind in whatever context that we find ourselves in. Listen to this fascinating talk below: